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Art.3 |
Article 3 |
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Art.3.1 |
1. The Commission shall be composed of delegations of Contracting Parties. Each Party may appoint at the most four delegates, including a head of delegation. |
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Art.3.2 |
2. Each delegation may be assisted by experts to examine certain questions. The Commission shall determine the conditions of their participation in its work. |
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Art.4 |
Article 4 |
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Art.4.1 |
1. Details regarding the exercise of the chairmanship of the Commission by the delegation shall be worked out by the Commission and included in its rules of procedure; the delegation assuming the chairmanship shall designate one of its members as chairman of the Commission. |
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Art.4.2 |
2. As a general rule the chairman shall not intervene in meetings of the Commission as spokesman of his delegation. |
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Art.5 |
Article 5 |
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Art.5.1 |
1. The Commission shall meet in ordinary session once a year at the convocation of its Chairman. |
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Art.5.2 |
2. Extraordinary session shall be convoked by the Chairman at the request of two delegations. |
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Art.5.3 |
3. The Chairman shall propose the agenda. Each delegation shall have the right to inscribe upon the agenda those points which it wishes to have considered. The order of the agenda shall be decided by the Commission by a majority vote. |
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Art.6 |
Article 6 |
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Art.6.1 |
1. Each delegation shall have one vote. |
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Art.6.2 |
2. In those areas coming within its jurisdiction the European Economic Community shall have the number of votes corresponding to the number of its Member States which are Contracting Parties to this Agreement. The European Economic Community shall not vote in cases where its Member States vote and vice versa. |
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Art.6.3 |
3. Decisions of the Commission shall, except where otherwise provided in this Agreement, be taken in the presence of all delegations and by unanimity; a written method may be used under conditions to be laid down in the rules of procedure. |
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Art.6.4 |
4. Unanimity shall not be impeded by the abstention of a single delegation. However, this provision shall not apply to the delegation of the European Economic Community. |
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Art.13 |
Article 13 |
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Art.13.1x |
The Commission shall draw up its rules of procedure. |
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Art.14 |
Article 14 |
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Art.14.1x |
The working languages of the Commission shall be German and French. |
